Call for screenshots and .blend demo files!

ton · September 28, 2011, 9:41am

Hi,

I’d like to update blender.org for 2.60 and offer a cool download with .blend examples for (new) users. You can help spreading Blender by providing samples!

Read more here:

Thanks!

-Ton-

3dementia · September 28, 2011, 9:52am

Sounds like a great idea! We could all learn from a nice collection of .blend files. I’ll work on getting some samples ready.

radialronnie · September 28, 2011, 10:36am

I would put in a vote to use this scene as a sample blend: http://www.blendswap.com/3D-models/scenes/cathedral/ (not mine)

I think with small modifications (remove animated cam) it serves as a great example of an interior architecture beauty render.

MasterDomino · September 28, 2011, 12:04pm

Hi Ton,

I wrote you an email about this years ago, that I thought it might be a good idea to always offer the blend file of the splash screen as a downloadable file for everyone to play with.
That way everybody who opens the program the first time, sees this splash screen and thinks ‘I wonder how this was made’ could actually find out, how it was made.

Back then you said you found it a sympathetic idea, but you had already announced the splash screen contest (I know the one NOW is announced as well) and you didn’t want to change the rules afterwards.

Still, now that you guys want to offer some files, maybe it would be a good idea for the next contest or maybe even ask the winner of this time’s splash screen contest, if he wants to offer his file.

What do you (and other people) think?

Cheers, MD

kbot · September 28, 2011, 2:16pm

MD - it’s a great idea. This will enable a broader range of ideas towards this very important issue.

AdamEtheredge · September 28, 2011, 2:37pm

I’d like to have the .blend for the Jellyfish scene that is the splashscreen on the current 2.59. That’s been my fave splash so far. I think it’s gorgeous! I’d really love to have some of those jellyfish in my (virtual) aquarium!

JamesNZ · September 30, 2011, 5:08pm

Awesome! Here’s one of my screenshots you can use:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/GEo2nNqgh9DQglsXZ4tFCM-zt5jiIfY7y5GcEVBH6FO-gnD6Vs2_V2hPwyja3tAB2wFTdfS9_YuKixQa30uNC_DjnRCb0wM6sW1S8NdOFv_pYeHN9F4

Ton, any chance you could give us some sneak details/preview of the redesign?

Daniel8488 · September 30, 2011, 5:38pm

Two screenshots showing off the new interface.

Tea_Monster · October 2, 2011, 5:19am

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/99/blender2.png/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/blendscreen2.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/192/blenscreen1.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/15/blenscreen3jpg.jpg/

The Pinky Demon is available under gplv2 here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/dmp/files/source/dmp-pinkydemon-sculpt-src-20110519.7z

JaydenB · October 3, 2011, 3:56am

Made this a while ago (in an earlier 2.5x series) but it still works perfectly in 2.59.
http://www.pasteall.org/blend/9060
Hope it gets used!
-JaydenB

Manuel_L · October 3, 2011, 4:09am

http://manuell3d.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/blenderunderwatercomposite.png
Attribution CC-by Blender, blender.org, manuell3d.wordpress.com
Made in 2.59
its only 1280x1024, but my monitor isnt HD nor 16:9

OberonKing · October 3, 2011, 5:12am

Nice… Here’s my screenshot, take it and use it, if you like.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3510957/Batman_OberonKing.png

Ton and Devs, thanks for Blender!!!

PKHG · October 3, 2011, 7:38am

From an Ubuntu fracplanet data (2.49)… converted to *.py for Blender 2.59 ScreenshotFracPlanet.png uploaded to incomming at
ftp.blender.org
to create

spailler · October 3, 2011, 7:45am

Hi Ton,

What about using stuffs that already exist in blendswap for this call ? There is already very good models/animations, … to use in there.
And with the stars system of blendswap this is easier to sort the best ones to show ?

(or may be a contest in blendswap for that :D)

Thanks for the great work,